Cribbs will fill the special teams void left by Clyde Gates, who was moved to injured reserve with a shoulder injury Tuesday. The Jets also signed wide receiver Greg Salas off the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad.

The Jets were one of four teams Cribbs worked out for in May as he attempted to come back from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Jets general manager John Idzik told reporters at the time that Cribbs' knee wasn't "quite there yet."